Sports trousers



Jan. 26 1926.

A. p. LESSER SPORTS TROUSERS Filed Oct 28, 1925 Patented Jan. 26, 1926.

PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT D. Lnss'nn, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

SPORTS TBQ'IISERS.

Application filed October- 28, 1925. Serial No. 65,276.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, ALBERT D. Lnssnn. a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of New York, county and State of New York, haveinvented an Improvement in Sports Trousers, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to trousers and more particularly to sportstrousers of .the type commonly worn in playing golf and other games.

It is an object of this invention to provide such trousers with means bywhich the same may be ventilated in order to secure to the wearer agreater degree of comfort than is possible in the ease of ordinarytrousers.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

A preferred embodiment of the invention selected for purposes ofillustration is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figures 1 and 2 respectively, and

are front and side views Figure 3 is a detail view of the ventiIat ingtapes.

Referring to the drawings, a pair of trousers of the more or less'usualtype known-as knickerbockers are illustrated, having the usual waistband1, fly 2, side pockets 3 and straps 4 which may be secured about the legby means of buckles or buttons in the usual manner.

According to the present invention, it is proposed to provide suchtrousers with means through which air may pass more easily than ispossible through the fabric of which the trousers are made, in orderthat the trousers may be effectively ventilated thereby. In thepreferred embodiment illustrated, in order to ventilate the trousers.the outside scams 5 from the lower ends of the pockets 3 to the straps 4have inserted therein tapes 6 of relatively loosely woven or knittedmaterial through which air may pass'readily. Preferably the tapes are soformed as to provide apertures or openings 7 therein which permit even'greater freedom for the passage of air.

therein.

If desired, the inside seams 8 may also have tapes 9 of similar materialinserted therein or the trousers may be provided with the ventilatingtapes only in the inner seams.

Preferably, however, both inner and out er seams are provided with theventilating r tapes, for a circulation of air is thereby permitted whichsecures maximum ventilating effect.

As will be observed, when the wearer of the trousers described iswalking, movement of the legs causes a constant circulation of air andat times a sort of breathing effect which causes. air to be drawn in andexpelled through the tapes and through the openings As a result thetrousers are cooler and more comfortable than those of usualconstruction.

hile intended primarily for the utilitarian purposes above described,the insertion of the tapes in the seams also improves the appearance ofthe trousers as they may be made of materials woven or knitted in suchmanner as to be decorative or ornamental as well as useful,

It has also been observed that due to the free passage of air provided,the trousers. when worn, hang with a certain fullness. not usuallyobserved, which is thought by some to have a pleasing effect.

It is to be understood that the invention may be variously modified andembodied within the scope of the subjoined claim.

I claim as my invention:

As an article of manufacture. a pair of trousers having side pockets andthe usual outside and inside seams in each leg, a loose- .ly fabricatedtape insert in each of said seams, said tape being more pervious thanthe material of which trousers are made and also presenting spacedopenings through which the trousers may be ventilated. said inserts inthe outside seams extending from the lower points of the pocketssubstantially to the bottoms of the legs.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this26 day of October, 1925.

ALBERT l). LESSER.

